What age does one think about retiring?
Does everyone think about retiring?
Is there a set age?
Should you have a set dollar amount tucked away?
Should you work part-time after retiring from your career?
Should you start a hobby business?
Should you…..
I don’t know that there is a right or wrong answer to the retirement question(s). Everyone’s situation is different. Maybe you can work part time or have hobby income. Maybe you can spend half your year at home and the other half in a sunshine state for example. Options are plentiful.
The big thing is you need a plan. You need to visualize where you want to be and find a way to get there. Maybe it’s to live the carefree life in an RV or on a cruise ship. Maybe it’s just a smaller footprint/maintenance free home closer to family. Maybe today it’s this, tomorrow it’s something different. When you retire you choose what makes you happy and you live within the means slotted.
My road to retirement will be less traveled. Off grid in a way yet a hop skip and a jump from anything I really need. I may start the process sooner rather than later. Why? Well there the answer is more of why not!
This summer when I travelled I felt good moving and exploring. However I saw many say 70 year old retirees attempting to enjoy the surroundings but had challenges. Physically weaker. Frail in stature. Maybe losing sight or hearing. Travelling is a lot on one’s body. If you wait too long, you won’t enjoy it. I don’t want to be the one who waits. Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed for anyone!
Today life goes by in an instant. If you wait too long life’s opportunities may pass you by. I don’t want to take the trip of a lifetime at 75 years old because I finally have time to go. Heck some people don’t even make it to 75!
As I write today I’m 52 years old. In 20 years I’d like to look back at this post and be in awe of my foresight. My ability to dream and my desire to dare myself to do.
Here’s to dreaming ahead. Paving the way and enjoying the views. It is my hope that I will write retirement updates each year. Who knows if I will. What I do know is I have starting thinking about my retirement. Nothing is etched in stone but I’m moving the dial.
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